Currently, the Uchiha clan has a total of over 3,000 active ninjas. Even excluding the heads of the Konoha Military Police Force scattered throughout the country, the actual number is still around 3,000.
If we exclude the troops stationed in various locations, then those 3,000 people amount to 2,500.
The Senju Clan has over 1,100 members stationed outside the border to prevent attacks from the Senju Clan and to assist in attempts to breach the pass.
The Uzumaki Clan has 900 people on the defense side, and the Sarutobi Clan has sent 500, for a total of 2500.
There is no visible mobile force left, unless troops are drawn from the three fronts, but drawing troops from any front will destabilize the battle lines.
Is it really worth it to lose ground in an effort to eradicate these existing criminal gangs within the country?
The Nara Clan's assistant, who had been listening in, also came to this conclusion, and quickly stepped forward to advise, "My lord, putting aside the question of whether it's easy to move troops on three fronts, even if it were possible..."
Those so-called criminal gangs have been lurking in the village for a long time. The Land of Fire had never been there before, yet the country continued to function. Our immediate priority now is to eliminate the remnants of the Land of Fire's forces.
If we deal with these domestic criminal gangs now, it will plunge our society into chaos. We're already walking a tightrope; if we let the country descend into chaos, we could easily fall into the abyss!
However, no sooner had the Nara Clan member finished speaking than a hot-tempered Uchiha Clan assistant jumped up and shouted, "What are you saying? Are you suggesting we Uchiha bow down to those evil forces?"
We will never bow down to these so-called local bullies and evil forces. Our Uchiha Clan has stood tall in the Shinobi World for so many years, how could we have ever suffered such humiliation?
Clan Chief, you don't need to say anything more. I'll take care of them myself. Damn it, they actually dared to threaten our Uchiha! They're asking for trouble!
Fū Uchiha and Uchiha Takashi's expressions suddenly became somewhat indescribable.
Uchiha Takashi coughed lightly twice. Well, it seems being a military commander does have its advantages; at least they're decisive and don't hesitate to act without considering the consequences.
Fū Uchiha: "Clan Chief, although I also really dislike these people, and I don't agree with the Nara Clan's words, the main problem right now is manpower."
I won't say much more. To solve this, we'd need at least 500 ninjas and 2000 samurai. Finding 500 ninjas and samurai is one thing, but finding ninjas is truly impossible.
Uchiha Takashi smirked, pointed at the map, and said, "Who said there aren't any ninjas? Aren't there tons of them?"
Fū Uchiha followed the direction Uchiha Takashi pointed and saw that Uchiha Takashi was pointing directly at the Senju Clan's front line.
He stared wide-eyed at Uchiha Takashi: "Team Leader, are you going to redeploy troops from the Senju Clan's front lines? What if the front lines can't hold out? What if the Senju Clan takes this opportunity to break out from the central border?"
Uchiha Takashi waved his hand and said, "Drawing troops away might indeed cause instability at the front, but what if I personally go to the front to oversee things?"
I'll take 500 ninjas from the front lines, and then I'll give you 3,000 samurai. You have to eliminate these criminal gangs within three months.
You can rest assured at the front lines. With me here, the Senju Clan won't be able to get here at all!
Fū Uchiha was stunned on the spot, huh? Ah--
Did you say something? You, as the monarch of the country and the head of the Uchiha Clan, are going to personally lead an expedition to the front lines? Are you kidding me?
Uchiha Takashi: "Is there a problem? Judging from your expression, you seem to be having a hard time accepting this."
Fū Uchiha quickly shook his head. "Clan leader, how can this be? You are the clan leader of the Uchiha Clan, the highest leader of the country. If someone of your status goes to the front lines personally, what if something goes wrong?"
"With my abilities, what mistakes could possibly happen? If something were to happen to me on the front lines, it would mean I don't deserve this position! Don't worry, nothing will happen, and it's only three months anyway."
Do you believe I can write out the history of the Senju Clan within the next three months?
Fū Uchiha rubbed his temples wearily. "No, clan leader, what if... I mean, what if something really goes wrong?"
Uchiha Takashi: "Don't worry, how could anything go wrong? There are still 600 men at the front lines, right? With me in tow, holding the front shouldn't be a problem, right?"
"As long as I'm not on the front lines, even if I'm alone and fighting by myself, how could the Senju Clan possibly defeat me?"
Seeing that Fū Uchiha Takashi could only silently nod and say, "Alright, clan leader, I will do my best to handle this matter and try to resolve it within two months."
Uchiha Takashi smiled and nodded, patted Fū Uchiha on the shoulder, then sat down in a chair and began to issue commands while wearing his official robes.
As Uchiha Takashi issued his orders, the troops at the front began to be mobilized.
The Senju Clan withdrew 500 men from the front lines to the capital for assembly, Uchiha Takashi, accompanied by several assistants, went directly to the front lines.
However, Uchiha Takashi didn't inform Tatsu Uchiha before doing all this. By the time Tatsu Uchiha found out, Uchiha Takashi had already gone to the front lines.
"What? Why didn't you stop him? You just let him go to the front lines like that? Then tell me, who's going to revise these documents?"
Tatsu Uchiha pointed to a large stack of documents and said, "These documents and memorials all require the approval of the highest leader of this country. Tell me, he's at the front lines now. Who will review these documents?"
The Nara Clan in charge of transporting the documents said, "As instructed by the lord before he left, these documents will be handed over to you and the Inner Council for review. He said he would appreciate your hard work during his absence."
Tatsu Uchiha took a deep breath. "Alright, alright, he went off to the front lines to have fun by himself, and now I have to do all this work. Heh, that's really typical of him."
The head of the Nara Clan frowned. "So, he's bringing troops from the front lines to handle domestic affairs? How foolish!"
The country needs to stabilize right now. This system has been working perfectly for so many years, even in the Land of Fire. Doing things now, plunging the country into chaos, will do absolutely no good.
We should wait until we unify the entire Land of Fire before dealing with the local bullies and forces. Right now, the priority should be resolving the Land of Fire itself.
However, Tatsu Uchiha said, "Hey, hey, hey, your Nara Clan is too cowardly! These local bullies and thugs are riding roughshod over us!"
In this situation, we should strike hard and wipe them all out, letting them understand what the power of the Uchiha is!
The Nara Clan chief (●-●): "..." As expected of a warrior. The Uchiha is all the same low-level code; it will never change.